Texas
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
(L 10.5" WS 24" Wt 2.8 oz)
Regularly wanders to
Western Europe and once in
awhile to Great Britain.
South Padre Island
21Apr2021
© Geoffrey
A. Keller
Macaulay
Library
Tringa is a thrush-sized waterbird
mentioned by Aristotle;
flavipes in
Latin means
golden-yellow feet.
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom